For the second day in a row the Raiders have made a roster move. One day after re-signing tight end Jeremy Brigham and putting Brandon Christenson on injured reserve, the Raiders subtracted another tight end.

Marcus Williams, who sustained a leg injury against the Titans in the AFC Championship Game, was placed on injured reserve and rookie Ronald Curry, who has spent the entire season on the practice squad, was added to the active roster.

With Williams gone, the Raiders will go into the Super Bowl with just two tight ends, and one of them, Brigham, will have been with them for less than a week, although he was a Raider for four years.

"It's a tough time of year to add to the roster," tight ends coach Jay Norvell said. "Jeremy knows the offense and he has been in playoff games."

Norvell said the late addition will not limit what the Raiders will do Sunday. "We don't limit things, that's not our style," he said. "We're going to run our offense and Jeremy will be fine."

A quarterback at North Carolina, Curry has been working at several different positions with the Raiders. "The last few weeks I have been at wide receiver," said Curry, who was taken a little by surprise at his elevation. "On Monday the coaches were saying, 'We haven't seen you smile much, but you'll be smiling on Wednesday.' "

Counting first-round draft choice Phillip Buchanon, who is on injured reserve, the Raiders now have all seven of their draft choices on the roster. To have an entire draft class on a roster is rare enough in September; in January, it's almost unheard of.

BRIGHAM'S GAMBLE: Brigham's return becomes more interesting when you learn that Tampa Bay offered him a contract barely more than two weeks ago.

Brigham spent the first four years of his career with the Raiders, but a knee injury led to his release before this season started. He sat out all season, rehabilitating his knee, and then Bucs coach Jon Gruden brought Brigham to Florida for a workout during Tampa Bay's bye week (before the Bucs- 49ers playoff game).

The Bucs are set at tight end for now, but they liked Brigham enough to offer him a contract for next season. He demurred, telling Gruden he had a dream he would play for the Super Bowl champions this season.

And now here stands Brigham, back in a Raiders uniform and preparing to play against Tampa Bay for the title.

"I decided to wait, because I knew there was a chance I could catch on with somebody during the playoffs," Brigham said Wednesday. "I gambled and it worked."

BROWN UPDATE: Tim Brown said his wife, pregnant with twins and expecting to deliver soon, probably will not make it to San Diego for Sunday's game. Brown plans to return to the Bay Area on a private jet as soon as his wife goes into labor.

"Hopefully, she can hold out until Sunday night," Brown said. "As long as it doesn't happen at 3:15 on Sunday (kickoff time), we'll be OK. I told her Friday night and Sunday night are really good for me."

Yes, Brown was smiling when he said that.

PARTING SHOT: One reporter, asking Brown about ferocious Bucs safety John Lynch, referred to the Raiders having already faced a "heavy hitter" in Tennessee safety Lance Schulters in the AFC Championship Game.

"Heavy hitter?" Brown interrupted. "No, he's a good talker."

Schulters, as you might remember, called Brown "a crybaby" in the days preceding the Raiders-Titans game.